Karnataka Cop Resigns After CM Siddaramaiah’s Public Rebuke, Says Avoided Being Slapped, Not Humiliation

Speaking to reporters in Dharwad on Thursday, Baramani refrained from commenting directly on the episode or the status of his voluntary retirement request, citing the constraints of being in a disciplined service.

"As I'm in a disciplined department, I have shared my feelings with my higher officials. The Chief Minister, Home Minister, and higher officials have spoken to me in this regard. I'm attending duty," Baramani said.

The controversy stems from an incident on April 28, during a Congress rally in Belagavi, where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was visibly upset after a group of women, allegedly BJP workers, waved black flags and raised slogans during his speech.